Teočak

Teočak (Cyrillic: Теочак) is a town and municipality located in Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Teočak

Теочак
Town and municipality
Location of Teočak within Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Teočak
Location of Teočak
Coordinates: 44°36′10″N 18°59′05″E
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Government
 • Municipality presidentTaib Muminović (SDA)
Area
 • Total29 km2 (11 sq mi)
Population
 (2013 census)
 • Total7,607
 • Density262/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)+387 35

Geography

The town of Teočak is located north of Kalesija and northeast of Tuzla. It is administratively part of the Tuzla Canton and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

During the 1990s, due to the Bosnian war, the area of Teočak received several hundred Bosniak refugees from primarily the north and northeast areas of Teočak.

Before the war, Teočak was part of the Ugljevik municipality, and became itself a municipality as part of the Dayton Agreement.

Religion

The total number of mosques in the Teočak municipality is 7.[1]

Demographics

The total population of the municipality of Teočak is estimated at approximately 9,000 inhabitants.

Demographics / 1991 census


2013 Census
Municipality Nationality
Total
Bosniaks
%
Croats
%
Serbs
%
Teočak 7,39899.64 50.06 7 0.09 7,424

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  • Ancient stone balls
  • View on Teočak
  • Mosque in Teočak

References
  1. http://www.rijaset.ba/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=394
  2. Link text, additional text.
  • Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991.
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